Sirat Ibn Hisham 43
The Kinānī's deed in al-Qullays and Abrahah's campaign against the Kaʿbah
[ إحْدَاثُ الْكِنَانِيِّ فِي الْقُلَّيْسِ، وَحَمْلَةُ أَبْرَهَةَ عَلَى الْكَعْبَةِ ] قَالَ ابْنُ إسْحَاقَ: فَخَرَجَ الْكِنَانِيُّ حَتَّى أَتَى الْقُلَّيْسَ فَقَعَدَ فِيهَا - قَالَ ابْنُ هِشَامٍ يَعْنِي أَحْدَثَ فِيهَا - قَالَ ابْنُ إسْحَاقَ: ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَلَحِقَ بِأَرْضِهِ، فَأُخْبِرَ بِذَلِكَ أَبْرَهَةُ فَقَالَ: مَنْ صَنَعَ هَذَا ؟ فَقِيلَ لَهُ: صَنَعَ هَذَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْعَرَبِ مِنْ أَهْلِ هَذَا الْبَيْتِ الَّذِي تَحُجُّ الْعَرَبُ إلَيْهِ بِمَكَّةَ لَمَّا سَمِعَ قَوْلَكَ: أَصْرِفُ إلَيْهَا حَجَّ الْعَرَبِ غَضِبَ فَجَاءَ فَقَعَدَ فِيهَا، أَيْ أَنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ لِذَلِكَ بِأَهْلِ. فَغَضِبَ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ أَبْرَهَةُ وَحَلَفَ لَيَسِيرَنَّ إلَى الْبَيْتِ حَتَّى يَهْدِمَهُ، ثُمَّ أَمَرَ الْحَبَشَةَ فَتَهَيَّأَتْ وَتَجَهَّزَتْ، ثُمَّ سَارَ وَخَرَجَ مَعَهُ بِالْفِيلِ، وَسَمِعَتْ بِذَلِكَ الْعَرَبُ، فَأَعْظَمُوهُ وَفَظِعُوا بِهِ، وَرَأَوْا جِهَادَهُ حَقًّا عَلَيْهِمْ، حِينَ سَمِعُوا بِأَنَّهُ يُرِيدُ هَدْمَ الْكَعْبَةِ، بَيْتِ اللَّهِ الْحَرَامِ
Translation
✧ The Kinani's defilement in al-Qullays and Abrahah's attack on the Ka'bah Ibn Ishaq said: The Kinani went out until he came to al-Qullays and sat in it—Ibn Hisham said: meaning he defiled in it. Ibn Ishaq said: Then he went out and returned to his land. Abrahah was informed of that and said: Who did this? It was said to him: A man from the Arabs, from the people of this House to which the Arabs make pilgrimage in Makkah, did this. When he heard your saying, 'I shall divert the pilgrimage of the Arabs to it,' he became angry, came, and sat in it, meaning that it is not worthy of that. Then Abrahah became angry and swore that he would march to the House until he destroyed it. Then he ordered the Abyssinians, and they prepared and equipped themselves. Then he marched and set out with the elephant. The Arabs heard of that and considered it a grave matter, were terrified by it, and deemed fighting him a duty upon them when they heard that he intended to destroy the Ka'bah, the Sacred House of Allah.
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